O’Reilly Media Releases Data Science Salary Survey

How much money do successful data scientists or analysts make, and which tools increase their salaries most? O’Reilly Media surveyed hundreds of Strata Conference attendees on both coasts for its first annual Data Science Salary Survey.

Some of what you’ll find in the Salary Survey Report includes:

Detailed analysis of tools used by respondents and correlation to their salaries, including by tool clusters (Hadoop, SQL/Excel, and other).

Average number of tools and median income for all respondents.

Correlation of specialized big data tools usage and salary.

Distribution of responses by age, location, industry, and position.

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